Register Today! Georgia Autism Conference Only Three Weeks Away!

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The Greater Georgia Chapter of The Autism Society of America will hold our sixth

annual conference, March 1-2, 2010, focused on providing current resources and

information on autism and related disorders. The conference will feature

presentations and workshops by top autism professionals, leading researchers and

experts on various subjects related to education, resources, and intervention

across the lifespan. The format will include a keynote speech, and three 75

minute breakout sessions each day. There will be fifteen breakout sessions to

choose from each day focusing on:

1) Educational Strategies

2) Families and Children with ASD

3) Treatment Options including: Therapy /Medical /Biomedical

4) HFA/Asperger Syndrome and Adolescent/Adult Issues

5) Research

Each year the conference is oriented toward families, educators and autism

professionals who are looking to find new or better ways to care for the

individuals with autism in their lives. Further, the conference is oriented

toward individuals with autism who are looking for resources which can help them

reach their maximum potential. Past conference attendees were from a diverse

group, including parents, grandparents, individuals with autism, educators,

autism professionals, and students interested in pursuing a career in fields

related to autism.

On-site Bookstore and Exhibit Hall

2010 Location

Hilton Atlanta Northeast

5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.

Norcross, Georgia 30092

Please visit www.asaga.com or call for more information including

sponsorship, advertising, exhibiting, and registration.

Presentations Include:

" Parenting on the Spectrum: A Survival Guide "

By: Lynn , Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Autism Specialist, Effingham County Schools,

Guyton, GA

" Current Research from UGA's Autism Consortium "

By: Ayers, Ph.D. and , Ph.D., University of Georgia,

Athens, GA

" Starting to feel a little March Madness? Classroom Strategies that are a Slam

Dunk! "

By: Barineau, Autism Specialist, DeKalb County Schools, GA and Kay

Muething, Autism Specialist, Cobb County Schools, GA

" Let's Get Them Communicating, All Day, Every Day "

By: Rhiannon Brown, Special Educator, Green Bay Area Public Schools System,

Green Bay, WI

" The Benefits of Including B.F. Skinner's Analysis of Verbal Behavior in

Programs for Children with Autism "

By: J. Carbone. Ed.D., BCBA-D, Director of The Carbone Clinic,

Professor, New York

" Teaching Non-Vocal Children with Autism to Talk "

By: J. Carbone, Ed.D., BCBA-D, Director of The Carbone Clinic,

Professor, New York

" Internalizing and Externalizing Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism

Spectrum Disorder: An Analysis of a Large-Scale Data Set of Children 5 to 17

Years of Age "

By: Cermak, M.S., Emory University, Atlanta, GA

" A Conversation on Behavior – and What to do About It "

By: Crimmins, Ph.D. and Stacey , Center for Leadership in

Disability, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

" Developing Functional Play Skills; Building the Framework of Socialization "

By: Dr. Steve Doran, DPT, Integrated Developmental Therapies, Atlanta, GA

" Sexuality Education and Sexual Safety "

By: Gerhardt, Ed.D., President and Chair, Scientific Council, Organization

for Autism Research, Arlington, VA

" Evidence Based Practices to Maximize Quality of Life for Adults with Autism "

By: Gerhardt, Ed.D., President and Chair, Scientific Council, Organization

for Autism Research, Arlington, VA

" Coordinating Resources (Financial and Non-Financial) for the Betterment and

Enrichment of a Child with a Developmental Disability "

By: Glass, CFP®, ChFC, Independent Financial Consultant, Atlanta, GA

" Music Therapy and Songs for Home and School "

By: Hampshire, NM, MT-BC, Owner, Music Therapy Services of Greater

Atlanta, Roswell, GA

" Promoting Academic Skills Acquisition for Students with ASD: Helping Children

with ASD Meet and Maintain the Standards through Self Regulation of Behaviors "

By: Dawn Henning, Ed.S., Gwinnett County Public Schools, Dacula, GA

" How to Set Up a Sensory Room in Your Home at a Low Cost to Your Budget "

By: Debbie Jerome, OTR/L, Integrating Pathways for Children, Kid's Creek

Therapy, s Creek, GA

" High Diagnostic Yield of Genetic Testing in Individuals with Autism Spectrum

Disorders "

By: Christa Lese , Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Clinical

Cytogenetics Laboratory, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

" Biomedical Treatments in Autism: The Brain is attached to the body! "

By: son-Lippitt, M.D., Smyrna, GA

" Using Computer Vision to Automate Analysis of Socially Meaningful Activities "

By: Rehg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Computing, Georgia

Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

" Sibling Workshop "

By: Cheryl , M.S., L.M.F.T., Associate Director, Project SCEIs, Georgia

State University, Atlanta, GA

" Programs on Autism Spectrum Disorder at the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention "

By: Rice, Ph.D., Schendel, Ph.D., Whitney, Marshalyn

Yeargin-Allsopp, M.D., Developmental Disabilities Branch; National Center on

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Atlanta, GA

" Sleep Issues and Autism "

By: Rubin, M.D., President and Founder of the Institute for the Study of

Disadvantage and Disability, Visiting Scholar in the Department of Pediatrics at

Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, Medical Director of TEAM

Centers in Chattanooga Tennessee; and Co-director of the Southeast Pediatric

Environmental Health Specialty Unit in the Department of Pediatrics at the Emory

University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA

" Federal and Corporate Employment for Individuals with Autism Spectrum

Disorders "

By: Melody s, MA, Public Health Analyst, National Center on Birth Defects

and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Hillard, MS, Deputy Director, Strategic Workforce Development Division,

Office of Workforce and Career Development, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Mackey, M.Ed., Career Outreach Coordinator, Walgreens

Corporation

" Autism and the 90 Percent Factor: Building Authentic Relationships "

By: Stillman, B.S.Ed., Adult with Asperger Syndrome, Author, Advocate

" Presuming Intellect: 10 Ways to Enrich Our Relationships through a Belief in

Competence "

By: Stillman, B.S.Ed., Adult with Asperger Syndrome, Author, Advocate

" Asperger Syndrome: Demystified From the Inside Out "

By: Torin Togut, Esq., Professor, University of Georgia, Georgia Legal Services

Program, Atlanta, GA

" Differentiation and Universal Design in Curriculum and Instruction "

By: Alice Udvari-Solner, Ph.D., Author, National Consultant in Education,

Professor,University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Curriculum &

Instruction, Madison, WI

" Joyful Learning: Active and Collaborative Learning in Inclusive Classrooms "

By: Alice Udvari-Solner, Ph.D., Author, National Consultant in Education,

Professor,University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Curriculum &

Instruction, Madison, WI

" Parental Rights in Special Education "

By: B. Vrolijk, Esq., The Law Office of Vrolijk, Roswell, GA

" Energetic Solutions for Autism Spectrum Disorder "

By: Connie , M.Ed., CCC-SLP, Escambia Westgate School, Pensacola, FL

" Increasing and Building a Stronger Social Skill Foundation for Children on the

Spectrum "

By: S. , Ed.S., Rock Hill School District, Rock Hill, SC

" The Relationship of Anxiety to the Diagnosis of High Functioning Autism and

Asperger Syndrome: How to Identify and How to Treat "

By: Alan Weintraub, M.D., Developmental & Child Behavioral Associates, Atlanta,

GA

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